The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-02-10


TO her profession. She was highly es-
teemed by her friends and neighbors, who
will never forget her many deeds of kind
ness. She leaves four children to mourn
her death. Her remains were laid to rest
in the Big Creek graveyard.
Rev. j. W. Wolling preached two ex-
cellent sermons in the city last Sunday.
The services at night were held in the
Presbyterian Church, which had been
rendered the Methodist congregation.
The Church was crowded to its utmost
seating capacity. Mr.. Wolling alluded
to his residence in Anderson in very
tender and affectionate manner, and his
remarks brought tears to many eyes. He
will carry the best wishes of our whole
people to his new home in Brazil.
Tyler (Texas) Democrat and Reporter: ::
married, at the residence of Col. S. 81.
Cobb, step-father of the bride, on the
evening Of the 26th January, Mr.. Bryan
M. Bell aad Miss Emma Dawson, all OF
this city-Rev. r. T. Yates officiating.
Mr.. Bell was born and raised in Tyler,
and has hosts of friends here. Miss Daw-
son has resided in Tyler several years,
and is greatly beloved for her accomplish
ments and her goodness of heart. They
are noble pair, worthy of each other"
Rev. John ]. Taylor, of Lexington,
Kentucky, preached on last Sabbath
morning and evening in the Baptist
Church in Anderson, and made a strong
impression upon the large audiences
which greeted him on both occasions. He
is polished speaker, and forceful and
able reasoner. The Baptist congregation
were delighted with Mr.. Taylor, and will
doubtless extend to him call TO the pas
torate here. We should be pleased to
see him accept, for such man would be
valuable acquisition to our growing
city.
The Supreme Court has filed its decision
in the matter of the application for a man
damus to compel Mayor Tolly to hear
and judicially determine all matters OF
law and fact involved in the late prohibi-
ton election in Anderson. The Court
dismissed the application, holding that
the Mayor is bound by the return OF the
managers. Chief Justice Simpson deliv.
erod the opinion of the Court, which was
concurred in by Justice McIver and Nc
Gowan. The anti-prohibitionists propose
beginning case in the Circuit Court to
set the election aside.
List of letters remaining in the Post
Office for the week ending February 8.
Persons calling for these letters will please
say they are advertised: Mrs. Elic NJ.
Brown, Miss Lucy Brooks t3), s. M.
Brown, Miss Pattie Craft. g. S. Davis, Ma
rion Elan, Jackson Ellis, Jhoney Flinon,
Miss Minnie Kay, Mrs. Lou Thompson,
Miss Carrie Thompson, Miss Barney
Thompson, ]. Il. Tucker, Phillis Thomas,
P. n. Valentine, Mrs. Syndy Watson,
COL, Mrs. Carrie Walker, Josyfean Wat
son, Lucy Williams, F. NJ. Wilson.
Miss Samuella Brown, one Of Ander-
sons most excellent young ladies, has
volunteered her services as 8 Missionary
to China, ini:.response to call from the
Missionary Board of the M. E. Church,
South. Miss Brown will shortly leave
for Nashville, Tenn. where she will con-
fer With the Board, and if accepted, will
at once prepare to leave for her field of
labor. Miss Brown is in every way
qualified for the Missionary work, and it
is very commendable in her to offer her
services to the Master in that distant land.
Her offer certainly shows brave heart
and a strong desire to extend the cause OF
Christ.
Last Sunday morning, after the regular
services, the Methodist congregation de-
cided to raise enough money to complete
their new Church, and in few minutes
had 100 subscribed. This is in addition
to what the members had already SUBJ
scribed, and speaks we'll for the congrega-
tion. This amount is not sufficient to
finish the Church, but the work will be
pushed as rapidly as possible, and the
building committee hope to have the bal.
ance subscribed by the time it is needed.
Persons desiring to contribute to the
building fund will find any member of
the committee always ready to receive it.
The building of this handsome Church is
an exposition of the devotion and eff
cheney of the Church work of the Metho-
dists in Anderson.
On Thursday morning, 3rd inst, the
community around Toney Creek, In Bel
ton Township, were shocked to hear that
Mr.. Elihu Smith had been found dead
about one hundred and fifty yards Gom
the house in which he was living. About
2 o'clock in the afternoon of the same
day, J. J. Trussell, Trial Justice, acting as
Coroner, empanelled jury of inquest
with J. NJ. Cox as foreman. After inves-
tigating the affair. the following verdict
was rendered: 'That the deceased came
to his death from a wound from shot
gun, inflicted by his own hand, whilst
laboring under temporary insanity" It
seems from the evidence brought out at
the inquest that Mr.. Smith had been un-
well for some time, and at times showed
symptoms Of insanity. On Thursday
morning he took his gun and, starting
off, said he was going to kill a rabbit. He
had been gone only a short time when
the report of gun was heard. Shortly
afterwards Mrs. Smith and neighbor,
who had come in, went to look for Mr..
SIXTH, and found him dead. He had
placed the muzzle of his gun, which was
a long single-barreled shotgun, against
his right temple, firing it with fofsed
stick, which he had carefully prepared
for the purpose. The whole load entered
his head, shattering his skull. Mr. Smith
was an uncle of Jap. Davis, who is now
confined in the County Jail for the muir
der of his wife, which occurred in this
County last Summer. It is believed that
this terrible deed preyed upon his mind
so heavily that it produced insanity. BE
was in the 63rd year of his age, and was q